Introduction: The Evil Dead series is one of my personal favorite
trilogies of all time. Not only does the protagonist have an arc from
normal to lunatic to absolute bad-ass but so does the tone itself as it
shifts from horror to comedy. That's amazing. When I heard they were
remaking the original film I was both excited and apprehensive. Or is it
a reboot? On Wikipedia it's listed as a reboot and f*ck you Wikipedia
can be a reliable source. But it has so many similarities to the original. What
the f*ck is this?
Is it a Reboot?: So our story starts in modern times with a group of
friends going to a cabin in the woods in order to rehabilitate their
friend. It's an interesting concept but I have to ask...why? Why is this
important to the story? Why is this here beyond "Look! I'm different!"?
Simply put, it's pointless. The story isn't about a girl learning to
get off drugs, it's about demons trying to troll a bunch of youngins and
their crazy ways. New characters, new motivation, new time, etc. So it
must be a reboot, right?
Is it a Remake?: But wait! There's more! While a reboot does start
things from scratch a remake just does the same thing with a more modern
take for those youthful youths who weren't alive during the 80s.
F*cking youths. That's where things get strange as we watch this movie
rehash things from The Evil Dead 1-2 such as cutting off a limb, an
Oldsmobile, a necklace in the shape of a skull, and a lot of gore. Hell,
I just kept thinking throughout the movie "Which one is Ash? Which is
Ash?" even though it's a f*cking reboot without Ash. The problem with all this is
that the original series was campy horror and while some elements of
campiness can be seen in this film it is mainly gore and horror and
because of that all of those campy scenes come off as weird.
Is it a Sequel?: But wait! There's more! The director/writer is
quoted as saying that this movie is set 30 years after the first one at
the same house with the same book and is also the reason why the
Oldsmobile is still there. Wait, what the f*ck? So this movie is set in
the same timeline as the original? I don't believe it *waits until after
the credits and sees Bruce Campbell as Ash* Well sh*t. What are they
going to call the next one? The Evil Dead 5? Evil Dead 2? Army of
Darkness 2?
Conclusion: But wait! There's more! Oh, never mind, got caught up in
the moment. As you can tell this movie's biggest issue is that it
doesn't know what to be. Not only as a remake/reboot/sequel but also as a
horror film. Either be a gory reboot or a campy remake! WHY THE F*CK
WOULD THIS BE A SEQUEL?!?! If you like lots of gore though this is the
movie for you because it has stuff like limb dismemberment, crowbar
beatings, nail gun fun, self-mutilation, and my personal favorite; TREE
RAPE. Yeah, probably just see it for that.
